Instigator and Protector of Violence

"Name."

"Heisenberg, Heisenberg Digreen."

"Please describe the entire incident in detail."

"What, am I a suspect now?"

"No, Colonel, you should understand this is just the procedure of the Defense Bureau..."

Heisenberg took a deep breath and slowly nodded.

Indeed, this was the usual procedure of the Defense Bureau.

Only, he wasn't quite used to it, as he was usually the one asking the questions.

The current time is the morning of the third day.

The fog and rain over Winster had dissipated.

The sea breeze gently blew across the city, seagulls landed on the famed Beihai Avenue, with remnants of confetti still littering the streets.

Everything seemed to have returned to normal.

Only the faint sounds of crying from the residences and the white cloths hanging from the houses allowed people to sense the pain the city had endured.

Yesterday evening, after Charlie and Ned met at the Prohibition Bureau, Heisenberg and the others soon emerged from the sewers.

After confirming that Sandro was dead and the underground array thoroughly destroyed, they finally confirmed that the crisis in Winster had passed.

However, cleaning up the aftermath was still a difficult and troublesome task.

First, there was how to explain this incident.

Although the True Name World is not completely hidden from ordinary people, some ordinary people know of the existence of the True Name World.

But in the worldview of most people, the world is still ordinary, without those supernatural elements. Those events that sound incomprehensible are just legends or marvels.

The official stance is also such.

So, ultimately, this incident was classified as the former Governor Winster, Oswaldo, colluding with the gangster group Steel Brotherhood, drugging the entire city with hallucinogens, and then conducting a massacre, to avoid legal punishment after being caught with corruption and money laundering.

Finally, Chief Judge Ned, leading the Prohibition Bureau and members of the Kingdom Statistical Bureau, along with the public-spirited Ethan Polleta, quelled this horrific riot.

After the preliminary restoration of city order, surviving staff from several major newspapers immediately printed the latest editions, classifying the matter similarly.

Amidst mourning, people also developed extreme hatred for Oswaldo, and correspondingly, their goodwill towards Ned, the Prohibition Bureau, the Kingdom Statistical Bureau, and Ethan soared to an unprecedented level.

Especially Ethan, though the newspapers credited everyone equally without highlighting anyone specifically, Ethan, being a celebrity, was immediately noticed by everyone.

Ethan is now the great hero of Winster.

However, the great hero himself is currently at the Prohibition Bureau, awaiting investigation.

After all, the newspaper accounts are meant for the general public.

The true facts of the matter need to be ascertained by the Kingdom Defense Bureau.

However, because before the final confrontation, Ned and the others were basically unconscious, the exact way things ended was solely according to Ethan's account.

He could even choose not to speak.

But saying something could solve a huge problem.

That is, the King of the Beihai.

The Kingdom Defense Bureau's investigation into the King of the Beihai could end here.

Ethan would no longer need to worry about being constantly surveilled.

He stated that before he passed out, he heard Gustav's voice, and it was Gustav who ultimately destroyed Sandro.

Sandro was the King of the Beihai.

This was the strategy Ethan and Gustav finally agreed upon.

To put all the blame on him.

The Kingdom Defense Bureau had no way of verifying this because Gustav had already left.

The situation at that time was—

After confirming that Sandro was completely dead, Ethan felt the power of faith from the entire city rushing toward him.

He had two choices then.

One, entirely absorb this power and become the new King of the Beihai.

The cost would be completing the sacrifice, rendering the whole of Winster his offering.

Two, relinquish this power, returning it to the original people, thereby resolving Winster's crisis.

Everyone could survive.

Ethan chose the second option.

When the faith faded and the array shattered, the only one conscious and able to move was Gustav.

Gustav chatted with Ethan for a while.

He told Ethan that he had gained extraordinary power, and he would no longer remain at Winster University, as his research had concluded.

He was going to seek out new knowledge and explore new content.

Additionally, as if his nature had awakened, he saw through Ethan's dilemma and offered to take on everything, to put all the responsibility on him.

Ultimately, the two exchanged a look through the thick earth.

Gustav left.

Before leaving, Ethan asked him, "Where do you plan to go?"

"I don't know, maybe I'll go to the Old Continent, as that is the origin of all history."

Ethan's story may have many loopholes, but the people from the Kingdom Defense Bureau had no way to verify it.

The only witnesses they could find were those from Winster University, those saved by Gustav.

Those same people could corroborate Ethan's words, that Gustav indeed awakened with different and very powerful abilities.

Especially El, who mentioned that Gustav indeed headed into the city to save Ethan.

They had no choice but to accept this conclusion that Gustav ended this contamination event.

"Thank you, Mr. Ethan, thank you for cooperating with our investigation. Please understand, we do not target you specifically, as you, too, are striving to save this city."

Even though the people from the Kingdom Defense Bureau still had doubts, they had to be cautious with Ethan.

Ethan's status was becoming increasingly important and special.

Moreover, they indeed admired Ethan's ability to stand up in a crisis.

They respected everyone who stood up.

Even Joseph, who had become notorious due to the public hearing incident, was considered a hero by them.

As the inquiry concluded, Ethan walked out of the room and happened to see Joseph, who also finished his inquiry, along with Heisenberg and others.

"Gentlemen, I have a proposal, how about we all have a meal together? After all, no matter what, we've fought as comrades, haven't we?"

In the past, Heisenberg would never have sat at the same table as someone like Ethan, who emerged from the mud.

Yet, Ethan was right, they truly were now comrades.

Especially since, although Heisenberg had fainted during the last moments, his years of cunning experience and instincts told him.

Ethan probably played a bigger role in the final battle, far more than he claimed.

In other words, Ethan might have saved his life.

"Alright, let's do it. Mr. Ethan, could you provide some tasty grape water?"

He said this in a joking tone.

Ethan nodded.

"Of course."